Day 2: Rain and Pains Fall Mainly On the Brain

The hard concrete course often causes leg soreness as the 3100 Mile Race runners will attest. The early days and even the first two weeks can affect veteran and newbie alike. A close observer could notice the slightly slower speeds today. What was also compelling were reports of severe storms in the area for nearly four hours. Heavy rains lashed the area with gusty winds and lightning starting at 5:00pm (Hour 11). Most runners stayed out on the course and welcomed the slighly cooler temps as storm after storm came through. Vasu Duzhiy kept his small lead over Smarana Puntigam of only 3 laps. Smarana did gain Day honors with 68.05 miles, however. Nirbhasa Magee stayed close with a 65.85 mile effort in third place. Harita Davies reached 60.91 miles to join the other two top female runners- Kaneenika Janakova  and Nidhruvi Zimmermann- at the day 2 total of 128.96 miles. The real hero of today was Yolanda Holder, who was treated for dehydration and lost over three hous of time. She had been struggling with stomach issues for nearly 24 hours. When the storm  started Yolanda was in her recovery mode, and began to walk with zest as temperatures started to drop, and her energy began to return. She was able to reach 53.23 miles and her smile returned as the storms began to fade. She went from disaster to back in the race in a flash. A few good weather days await. Hope still abides. Stay tuned!